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[[File:הרבי בילדותו.jpg|thumb|The Rebbe at age two and a half (5664 / 1903–1904)]] | [[File:הרבי בילדותו.jpg|thumb|The Rebbe at age two and a half (5664 / 1903–1904)]] | ||
The Rebbe was born on Friday, 11 Nissan 5662 (April 18, 1902),<ref>The Rebbe's birth date became known to the Chassidim for the first time during his visit to Paris, when on 11 Nissan his mother Rebbetzin Chana approached a group of Chassidim — among them Rabbi Ben Zion Shemtov — and suggested they ask the Rebbe to hold a gathering in honor of his birthday. They did so, and the Rebbe agreed and led a gathering. (''Yemei Melech'', vol. 3, p. 997.)</ref> in the Russian-Ukrainian town of [[Nikolayev]], to Rabbi [[Levi Yitzchak Schneersohn]]<ref>On his father's side, the Rebbe is a sixth-generation descendant of the [[Tzemach Tzedek]]: his father Rabbi Levi Yitzchak was the son of Rabbi Baruch Schneur Zalman Schneersohn, son of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneersohn, son of Rabbi Baruch Shalom Schneersohn — the firstborn son of the Tzemach Tzedek — who was also the grandfather of his wife, [[Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka]].</ref> and Rebbetzin [[Chana Schneersohn]], daughter of Rabbi Meir Shlomo Yanovsky, the rabbi of Nikolayev. | The Rebbe was born on Friday, 11 Nissan 5662 (April 18, 1902),<ref>The Rebbe's birth date became known to the Chassidim for the first time during his visit to Paris, when on 11 Nissan his mother Rebbetzin Chana approached a group of Chassidim — among them Rabbi Ben Zion Shemtov — and suggested they ask the Rebbe to hold a gathering in honor of his birthday. They did so, and the Rebbe agreed and led a gathering. (''Yemei Melech'', vol. 3, p. 997.)</ref> in the Russian-Ukrainian town of [[Nikolayev]], to Rabbi [[Levi Yitzchak Schneerson|Levi Yitzchak Schneersohn]]<ref>On his father's side, the Rebbe is a sixth-generation descendant of the [[Tzemach Tzedek]]: his father Rabbi Levi Yitzchak was the son of Rabbi Baruch Schneur Zalman Schneersohn, son of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneersohn, son of Rabbi Baruch Shalom Schneersohn — the firstborn son of the Tzemach Tzedek — who was also the grandfather of his wife, [[Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka]].</ref> and Rebbetzin [[Chana Schneersohn]], daughter of Rabbi Meir Shlomo Yanovsky, the rabbi of Nikolayev. | ||
On 18 Nissan — the intermediate days of Passover (''Chol HaMoed'') — the bris (circumcision) was held, and the festive meal took place in the home of the Rebbe's maternal grandfather, Rabbi Meir Shlomo Yanovsky. Many Jews of Nikolayev participated in the celebration. During the meal, both grandfathers and the Rebbe's father delivered Torah teachings, and the father linked the bris celebration to his own birthday, which fell on the same day.<ref>The Rebbe's father was born on 18 Nissan 5638 (1878).</ref> The Rebbe was given the name "Menachem Mendel" after his great-great-grandfather, the [[Tzemach Tzedek]] (the third Chabad Rebbe). | On 18 Nissan — the intermediate days of Passover (''Chol HaMoed'') — the bris (circumcision) was held, and the festive meal took place in the home of the Rebbe's maternal grandfather, Rabbi Meir Shlomo Yanovsky. Many Jews of Nikolayev participated in the celebration. During the meal, both grandfathers and the Rebbe's father delivered Torah teachings, and the father linked the bris celebration to his own birthday, which fell on the same day.<ref>The Rebbe's father was born on 18 Nissan 5638 (1878).</ref> The Rebbe was given the name "Menachem Mendel" after his great-great-grandfather, the [[Tzemach Tzedek]] (the third Chabad Rebbe). | ||
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On 6 Kislev 5689 (November 9, 1928), the Rebbe became engaged to Rebbetzin [[Chaya Mushka Schneersohn]], the daughter of the Rebbe Rayatz. The wedding took place in the city of [[Riga]].<ref>It is told that before the wedding canopy (''chuppah''), Rabbi Berel Moshe | On 6 Kislev 5689 (November 9, 1928), the Rebbe became engaged to Rebbetzin [[Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson|Chaya Mushka Schneersohn]], the daughter of the Rebbe Rayatz. The wedding took place in the city of [[Riga]].<ref>It is told that before the wedding canopy (''chuppah''), Rabbi Berel Moshe Shmotkin asked the Rebbe Rayatz what kind of groom this was. He replied: "I have given my daughter to a man. He is expert in the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud, knowledgeable in the early and later authorities and more. At four o'clock in the morning he is never asleep — either he has not yet gone to sleep, or he has already risen."</ref> On Shabbos of the Torah portion Vayeitzei, 11 Kislev, the Shabbos before the wedding (''aufruf'') was held and the Rebbe was called up to the Torah in the Rebbe Rayatz's minyan. | ||
Two weeks after the engagement, on [[14 Kislev]] 5689, the wedding celebration took place in the courtyard of the [[Tomchei Temimim Warsaw]] yeshiva. Many rabbis and Rebbes from across Poland participated in the celebration. | Two weeks after the engagement, on [[14 Kislev]] 5689, the wedding celebration took place in the courtyard of the [[Tomchei Temimim Warsaw]] yeshiva. Many rabbis and Rebbes from across Poland participated in the celebration. | ||
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The Rebbe edited Chassidic materials at the instruction of the Rebbe Rayatz: | The Rebbe edited Chassidic materials at the instruction of the Rebbe Rayatz: | ||
*The ''[[HaTemim]]'' booklets | *The ''[[Hatomim (Warsaw)|HaTemim]]'' booklets | ||
*The talks of the Rebbe Rayatz | *The talks of the Rebbe Rayatz | ||
*Letters of the Rebbe Rayatz | *Letters of the Rebbe Rayatz | ||
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== Leading Chabad Chassidus == | == Leading Chabad Chassidus == | ||
[[File:תשיא 2.jpg|thumb|The Rebbe's first official photograph, taken on 30 Shvat 5711 at the | [[File:תשיא 2.jpg|thumb|The Rebbe's first official photograph, taken on 30 Shvat 5711 at the Kabolos Ponim of Rabbi Yehudah Leib Pozner<ref>''Tishrei in Lubavitch'' — supplement to ''Beis Moshiach Weekly'', p. 51, Tishrei 5780.</ref>]] | ||
=== His Role as Rebbe === | === His Role as Rebbe === | ||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
*[[The Activities of the Rebbe of Lubavitch in Chronological Order]] | *[[The Activities of the Rebbe of Lubavitch in Chronological Order|The Activities of the Rebbe in Chronological Order]] | ||
== Further Reading == | == Further Reading == | ||